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| Great Grandpa Lenny's dress |
Things here have just been crazy. I have lots to write about, so let's start with Labor Day. After going back and forth we decided to take a trip to Carlsbad Caverns over Labor Day. Chris's Aunt Mary was in Albuquerque visiting a friend and was kind enough to make the 3-hour drive to stay with us for a night and meet baby Bennett. She brought this beautiful dress that was originally worn by her father 100 years ago! It's a beautiful dress and looked gorgeous on Helena.
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| Chris, Aunt Mary, Helena, and Bennett |
Saturday morning we packed up and left for Carlsbad. We stopped in Cloudcroft, a mountain town about 30 minutes away and on the way to Carlsbad for breakfast at Rebecca's at The Lodge. Helena enjoyed it and it's so much cooler up there!
Roadtrippin'! Helena is now constantly asking to go on a trip.
My parents met us there and they are always such a big help with Helena and Bennett.
That night we had a nice dinner out and Helena had a blast with the chocolate dessert!
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| she loves her chocolate |
The first night was interesting. Helena was so super excited to be in a different big girl bed. She laughed and giggled and didn't fall asleep until after 10pm!
The hike down the caverns was ...interesting. My dad immediately went ahead of us which was frustrating because I really wanted us to stay together as a family. Chris wore Helena in the beco carrier on his back and I work Bennett in my ring sling. About half way down Bennett had a meltdown which resulted in me also having a meltdown. It wasn't fun. He was tired and just wouldn't give in to sleep. Eventually Helena was moved to my dad's back, and Chris just carried Bennett until he finally fell asleep. It was nerve-wracking and I didn't really get to enjoy the view, but it was an experience.
We had to wait almost an hour to catch the elevator back up and I got Bennett to fall back asleep in the ring sling.
Everyone sleep much better the second night, and Helena crashed at around 9 (I think?). We left the next day (Monday) back for Alamogordo.
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